The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-11-10
VOL. 3O.--NO a.


| taken, and will not even lift one
of my fingers to save them II
1 eould.' At the conclusion of the in
terview, Lingg turned away in an I'M
concerned manner, and cooily began
whistling. Captain Black and Attor-
ney ZeiSler, in company with Nina
Van Zandt, subsequently had a short
conference with Spies, Fielden and
Schwab in the lawyers cage, and OBJ
tanned a formal written declaration
that they had absolutely nothing to do
with the bombs brought to the jail.
Then, for the last time, Captain Black
visited Parsons, Fischer and Engel, in
the presence of Jailor FolZ, for
the purpose of inducing them to
sign the petition to Governor Oglesby,
asking for mercy. 1t was
all without avail. Parsons volclng the
determination by the words: I'LL the
state can afford to put me to death
can afford to die" In this the trio re-
manned immovable Notwithstanding
the heartrending scenes that mad oc-
CURED few minutes before, when the
wives and children of Engel. Fischer
and Fielden dispairingly beseeched the
men to sign for their sake.
''HE Is LIKE Gagged TIGER"
Said Sheriff Matson, when LlngR
was taken from his cell to give the
bailiffS a chance to search 1t. Two
deputies watched him as he strobe up
and down the examining cage with
nervous, restless movements. Inc
| TAILOR took two clocks from the cell the
| only pieces of metal left to him. As
soon as the search was over Lingg was
bolted in again. This is the first
| exercise he has been given since the
finding of the bombs. Eight baskets
of grapes were brought to the jail, but
nothing eatable is allowed to go to the
prisoners from the outside for fear OF
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grapes were sent by John Brown jr.,
and were given TO the wives and
| friends of the prisoners.
CLEMENCY FOR FIELDEN.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-The Tribune this
morning says: Judge Gary his written
a statement on behalf of the state that
| will undoubtedly result in the saving
of Fielden from the gallows. The state
ment relates to none of the other prls-
oners, and cannot possibly affect their
| fate one way or another. 1t Is not 3
petition, nor request for communion OF
sentence, and neither is it bare state
| ment of facts. Just what it contains
could not be learned last night, but it
| is rather a suggestion to the governor
| that in view of certain facts therein
recited a favorable consideration OF
FiIden's petition might be justified
| The Judge was asked if he would give
a copy of it, or make statements as to
what the points enumerated were,
but he declined. He said
he had not written any statement for
/ any of the other anarchists. He had
not been asked to do so. States At
| torney Grinnell was told Judge Gary
had said and asked if he had done any
| thing of similar nature. 81 endorsed
Judge Gary's statement in Fielden's
case,' he said, and also added few
points that occurred to me. l made a
| tot Of fnnfS
gard to Schwab that thought the gov
ernor ought to know, but made no
suggestions whatever; merely state
ment of facts. have written nothing
in regard to the others cases, nor VIII
IL. l did not deem it policy for the
state, and refused to do anything"
MILES OF PETITIONS.
| SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. 9.-The Chi
cago amnesty association is represent
ed by Messrs. l.. s. Oliver, f. A. Ste
vens and j. r. Buchanan Of the Labor
| ENQUIRER. These gentlemen have
set of petitions of their own, but will
not present them to the governor at
the interview this morning. Prof. w.
SaIter and D. j. Lloyd have a set of
Governor Oglesby after the first inter-
view is finished. Captain Black has
sole charge of the main petitions and
of these there are so many that it Ie-
quired separate trunk to convey them
here. Mr.. Buchanan, who made an
estimate of petitions sent in from all
parts of the country, says that there
are eleven miles of names begging for
J clemency. 4 delegation of labor peo-
pie from New York consists of j. E.
Quinn, Samuel GOmpers, j. +. Terrell
and Edward King. 1t is claimed that
they alone have petition with 100 600
names attached. The feeling among
/ IL. hav-e n,
that there can be no argument before
the governor on the legal questions in
the case, and the two features now to
be presented are questions of mercy
and public policy.
NINA REFUSED ADMISSION.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Nina Van Zandt
was refused admission to the Jail this
morning, orders having been given not
to admit her again until after the exc
cution. She appeared very much dis
appointed as she went away. The or
der was given because of the young
woman's habit of making ''scene" in
the cage. Mrs. Engel was, however,
let in TO see her husband.
THE INSANE DODGE.
CHICAGO, NoY. Or James G. Keer-
nan former warden of the Cook cOun-
ty hospital for insane filed petition
in the county court to-day charging
the fact that Louis Lingg, the rabid
anarchistic bomb maker under SEN
tence of death is insane and that it
would be for the benefit and for the
safety of the community that ne be
confined in the state hospital for
insane. The facts in the case petit
ton alleges can be proven by the
petitioner and by Geo. E. Detewiller,
Ferdinand Shields, Ida Spies. Henry
| Spies, Chris. Spies, Mrs. Cuttleman,
.. Gustave Patch, Louis Satter, Mr..
Lunemeyer and Mrs. Bentlein, all res
idents of Cook county. The petition
further states that Lingg has no prop
erty or effects, and prays that writ
for the body of Louis Lingg be issued
I and venire of six good and lawful
) men be made, TO determine the truth
: of the allegations, and also subp8nas
; for witnesses named be issued, return
! able at such time as has been fixed
/ by the county court an that Llngg be
= declared an insane person after due
hearing and proof. The petition Is
. signed November and is sworn to by
IDr. Keernan. Judge Prenbefgast
4 promptly decided that he could dc
: nothing in the case knowing as he did
who Lingg was and that ne was IN the
n under sentence of death. The attor-
. ney who had the petition in charge
: argued that the court could no!
q know authoritatively that Lining waE
f in Jail, as no official evidences
4 has been given and the court wa
i only to judge of the points brought
r out in legal way. The court insisted
n that he could use his private in
# formation In some cases and this in hi
: opinion was one in which it wa
II necessary. He said very emphaticall.
70 that he would not issue a wri
81 without due notice having bee
re- given to the states attorney. tn
o. attorney at once wrote q note to MI
~ GrinnelI and said he would try to hav
ar the other side represented at o'clOc
to-day, when he hoped to be granite
the writ.
a. One Fact
1e Is worth column of rhetoric, said q
s. American statesman. 1t is a fac
ne established by the testimony {
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